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            With twenty-three patents and seventeen more filed, Daniel Beveridge has a wealth of experience on the ups and downs of the innovation journey. He has pivoted through moments when a project’s trajectory collides with reality. In his current role […]

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            Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash One of the lessons learned from the pandemic is the value of broadband capability locally. Over the last year, broadband has been the key for employment, education, entertainment and safely connecting with family […]

          • Engineering “The Innovation Station” at the U.S. Department of State

            Engineering uses science to solve problems, which inherently requires a certain degree of creativity. This creative problem-solving has been the inspiration for my 2019-2020 (and now 2020-2021) IEEE-USA Engineering and Diplomacy Fellowship at the […]

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            Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers – Book 5: On Problem Solving FREE to Members Non-Members: $2.99 GET THIS BOOK The noted engineer and business executive, Dinish Paliwal, once remarked, “Problem solving is essential to engineering. […]

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            [caption id="attachment_9991" align="alignright" width="192"] Cover of recent unabridged translation of “L'Ève future”[/caption] Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla are in the class of historic engineers who remain household names to the present […]

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